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I’ve been staring at the words “THE END” for three days now, barely believing they’re actually there. After eleven months of false starts, midnight writing sessions, and more self-doubt than any reasonable person should endure, I’ve somehow managed to finish my second book. Polished Edges is done. Well, the first draft is done, which in […]

The book is done. Published. Available. Temporary Access, twelve stories about women navigating borders that exist on passports, screens, and inside consciousness. I finished writing it in October. Spent November wondering if anyone would want to read stories told through chat logs and visa applications. Spent early December checking the proof copies obsessively, finding typos

Over the past year, I’ve shared four short stories here: “The Name on Pinyin,” “Window No. 7,” “Boxes from the East,” and “Chat Survival Manual.” Each explores what happens when people move between cultures, languages, and identities. Those four stories are just the beginning. I’m collecting them, along with several unpublished pieces, into my first

I’ve decided to share the stories I’ve been writing. Since October, I’ve completed some pieces exploring what happens when people move between cultures, languages, and identities. These stories are about the small moments that reveal who we are when nobody from home is watching. About finding connection in unexpected places. About the performance of adapting